The block of ice with the ball in it stayed there in the air for a few seconds before dropping down onto the ground.
After it landed on the ground, the ice around the ball suddenly shattered to pieces along with the ball that was inside of it.
It was clear that this wasn’t a trap that was kind enough to freeze the target enough that they would just be frozen. It was clear that this was a trap that was designed to kill…
That meant that if any of them had been the one that had grabbed the ball when it suddenly released that chill, they would have been frozen in a block of ice and shattered just like the ball had been.
This made it very clear just what kind of danger was hiding for them inside of this pit of balls.
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines, as if they had been the one that had been frozen.
After dropping that ball on the ground, the mechanical voice continued by saying, “As you can see, there are traps like this hidden all over the place. If you’re not careful, you’ll trigger one of these traps.”
Everyone gave a gulp when they heard this before revealing bitter smiles on their faces.
The mechanical voice didn’t seem to care about this as it continued by saying, “There will be no time limit to this task, so please feel free to take as long as you need.”
The bitter smile on everyone’s faces became even more bitter when they heard this.
After all, even if there wasn’t a time limit to this particular floor, there was a time limit to their time in this Soul Tower of Trial. So if they were to take too long with this, then they would lose their chance to progress further in this place.
There had to be some kind of trick to this.
That was what everyone immediately thought after the statue fell silent.
But the problem was that no one was able to figure out just what the gimmick to this place was.
The statue had fallen silent, so it wasn’t as if they would be able to get any information from the statue.
That meant that the only thing that they could do was look around the room for any clues. Or they would have to put their bodies on the line to see if they could find anything by digging through the balls that were around them.
It didn’t seem like anyone was keen on doing this as they all just stood there looking at the balls around them. It seemed like they were too scared to even move just in case they accidentally bumped into a ball that they shouldn’t.
The problem was that if they continued to stay like this, there was no way that they would be able to figure anything out, much less move on from this place.
While looking around the room at the different balls that were scattered there, everyone also looked at each other. They could see the anxious looks that were on each other’s faces, so they knew that it wasn’t just them alone who was feeling the pressure.
They knew that everyone else was feeling the pressure of the situation.
At this point, it seemed like this would be a game of chicken.
It would all be up to whoever moves first.
The problem was that they didn’t have the time for this…
Xiao Ming looked at the other three and it was clear by the look in her eyes that she was telling them…
“Don’t move a single inch.”
Yu Huang and Mo Sha looked like they didn’t plan on moving, but it was different for Huang Xie.
The look on his face made it clear that there were thoughts that were running through his mind and it didn’t seem like he was planning on staying still. The look on his face made it seem like…he was thinking about where to go.
But of course, Huang Xie wasn’t just doing this because he was crazy.
Huang Xie had an actual reason why he was looking around himself like this.
Simply put, it was because he was confident in his ability to take whatever would be thrown at him if he were to trigger anything while searching around in the pit of balls.
That confidence came from his physique.
Huang Xie had already seen just how powerful his physique was, so he knew that with it, there wasn’t much that could hurt him. Especially if it was adjusted to the same level as him, such as the power that the ball had just demonstrated.
Though the ice from the ball was terrifying, it was also clear by the energy that it released that it had been adjusted to the average level that the contestants were at.
His physique was already strong enough that he could stand the pressure of those two old men who attacked him, so it should be strong enough to resist power that was only in the Foundation Realm.
That was why Huang Xie was confident that he would be the only one that could act at this moment.
After looking around for a bit, he took one last look at Xiao Ming as if he was telling her what he was planning on doing.
Xiao Ming looked at him with a look like she was telling him not to do it, but Huang Xie didn’t seem to listen. So all Xiao Ming could do was give him a look like she was telling him to be careful.
This time, Huang Xie gave a nod in response.
Taking a deep breath, Huang Xie took a single step forward.
“Boom!”
That single step forward was enough to trigger an explosion at his foot.
This was the worst possible scenario that he could have encountered.
When this explosion rang out, everyone looked over at Huang Xie with looks of disdain.
They looked over at him as if they thought that he was an idiot for trying to do something like this.
But when they were about to turn back to focus on the situation around them, the smoke cleared and the dust settled to reveal Huang Xie standing there without a problem.
If one looked closely, they could see the faint layer of green light that was around Huang Xie.
Huang Xie had a tense look on his face, as if he had been afraid of something. But when the smoke cleared and he saw that he was completely fine, Huang Xie let out a sigh of relief before bending over.
He didn’t care at all about the shocked looks that everyone had been giving him, all he cared about was the ball that was at his feet. This was the one that he had touched that had suddenly exploded.
Huang Xie pulled it out of the ball pit and then looked at it carefully, as if he was trying to figure out what was so special about it.
Only after looking at it for a bit did Huang Xie reveal a look like he had suddenly found something.
He started looking around himself at the balls, as if he was looking for something specific.
The look on his face made it clear that he had found something and now he was just confirming what he found.
Everyone just watched and waited to see how Huang Xie would react.
After a long time, Huang Xie gave a nod before he took another step.
Seeing him take this step, everyone braced themselves as if they were waiting for the balls under Huang Xie to explode again. However, this time, there wasn’t a single thing that happened as Huang Xie confidently moved forward.
One step after another, he started moving forward towards Xiao Ming and the others.
It didn’t seem like he was tripping any of the traps that should have been there.
It was almost as if he knew exactly where the traps were, so he was able to avoid them all.
Everyone looked at Huang Xie with strange looks when they saw this, but he just ignored them as he came over to Xiao Ming’s side.
He reached out his hand towards Xiao Ming.
When Xiao Ming saw this, she took his hand without any hesitation.
Holding her hand, Huang Xie led Xiao Ming over to where Yu Huang was and he reached his hand out towards him.
Though compared to when he reached his hand out towards Xiao Ming, it was clear that he was less willing.
Still, he reached his hand out to Yu Huang in the end.
After Yu Huang hesitantly took it, he led the two of them over to where Mo Sha was.
As everyone watched him, they realized one thing.
Huang Xie clearly knew where all of the traps were, which was why he was able to do all of this.
If that was the case, then he should also be able to help them find the key, right?
So they all started to reveal excited looks when they realized this.
At the same time, they looked at each other as if they were coming to an understanding.
They knew that if they wanted any chance of convincing Huang Xie of helping them, they needed a united front. It was only if they showed that they were all working together against him that they would be able to pressure him.
After coming to an understanding, one of them took the lead for the rest and said, “Hey, you know where the traps are, right?”
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